The state added another 3,300 jobs in September, another relatively strong gain. Some of that growth was erased in October when employers shed an estimated 500 jobs.

Government agencies cut an estimated 1,000 jobs that month, and professional and business service providers also lost about 1,000.

Despite last month's slowdown, the professional and business service sector remains one of the fastest-growing in Oregon. It has added 7,000 jobs between October 2012 and October 2013.

The construction industry is finally starting to see gains, adding 800 jobs in October and 6,500 during the past year. The sector has expanded 9.3 percent over the year.

The private sector as a whole is expanding at a "fairly rapid" 2.5 percent, adding 33,000 jobs between October 2012 and October 2013.

The public sector, meanwhile, declined by about 1 percent, or 2,600 jobs.

Hourly wages, on average, have climbed nearly 50 cents in the past year, up from $22.23 to $22.70.

Unemployment, meanwhile, is down from 8.5 percent a year ago to 7.7 percent today. The mark is still a half-point higher than the U.S. average.

An alternative and broader measure of the labor market's health, known as the U-6 rate, was not yet available for September and October. It is normally about twice as high as the unemployment rate and was 16.2 percent in August.

Another measure that captures how many adults are participating in the labor force fell to a new record low. The percentage of adults in Oregon's labor market is now 61.2 percent, the lowest since analysts started tracking it in 1976.

This is a developing story. Check back with Oregon & the Economy later today for more on the new jobs report.